Ninja
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Ninja began his career in competitive Halo before becoming a Fortnite streamer. His real name is Richard Tyler Blevins, and he was born on June 5, 1991.[1] His Twitch profile lists him as a co-founder of Nutcase.[2] He has been married to Jessica Blevins since 2017.[3]
Halo and Fortnite
He began playing Halo 3 professionally in 2009, for teams including Cloud9, Renegades and Team Liquid, and became a streamer in 2011.[1][3] In March 2018, a Fortnite stream with Drake, Travis Scott and JuJu Smith-Schuster drew more than 600,000 concurrent viewers, a record for an individual broadcast.[3] Later that year he won Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards.[3] His 2019 book Ninja: Get Good covers building a gaming PC, practice and streaming.[4]
In March 2018, he apologized for a racial slur during a stream with Nadeshot and said he had stumbled over lyrics.[5] That August, his refusal to stream with women drew criticism; he said he wanted to prevent harassment and gossip about his wife.[6]
Mixer and the return to Twitch
On August 1, 2019, he left Twitch for Microsoft's Mixer.[3] In January 2020 his outfit opened Fortnite's Icon Series.[7][3] After Mixer shut down, he returned to Twitch on September 10, 2020.[3]
Melanoma diagnosis
On March 26, 2024, he revealed a melanoma diagnosis in a public announcement. He announced on April 4 that he was cancer-free.[8]
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Personal information
- Gender
- Male [4]
- Age
- 35 years
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
- Birthplace
- Taylor, Michigan, United States [3]
- Based in
- Illinois, United States [9]
- Nationality
- American [3]
- Family
- Married Jessica Blevins in 2017 [3]
- Siblings
- Two older brothers, Jonathan and Chris [3]
- Pets
- Two Yorkshire terriers, Chance and Navi [11]
General information
- Language
- EN
- On Twitch since
- 16 January 2011
- Twitch followers
- 19,226,397
- Channel age
- 15y 9m
- Twitch data updated
- Category
- Just Chatting
Sources
- "“Ninja” in Poland – get to know Tyler Blevins better".
- "Ninja".
- "Ninja (gamer)".
- "Ninja: Get Good by Tyler "Ninja" Blevins: 9781984826756".
- "Who is Ninja? From Twitch to Mixer, the world famous Fortnite sensation explained".
- "Fortnite Star Ninja Addresses Why He Won't Stream With Women".
- "The Icon Series".
- "Twitch Streamer Ninja Reveals He's Officially Cancer-Free: 'Thank You for All the Prayers'".
- "Ninja".
- "Ninja Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions".
- "The Truth About Ninja And Jessica Blevins' Relationship".
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